Bye, Baby Bunting | illustrated by Randolph Caldecott . . .

Bye, Baby Bunting!


Father's gone a-hunting.
Gone to fetch a rabbit-skin,


To wrap the Baby Bunting in.


One of the numerous uncolored sketches.

I scanned these images from another of my antiquarian children's books:'The Hey Diddle Diddle Picture Book by R. Caldecott' published in London by Frederick Warne and Co., Ltd. (the same company that published all of the Beatrix Potter books).

I absolutely love the 19th century illustrations by Randolph Caldecott. Click any picture to enlarge. Aren't they wonderful?

Today, The Caldecott Medal is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association. The Caldecott medal honors the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children published in the United States during the preceding year. The name of Randolph Caldecott, the famous English illustrator of books for children, was chosen for the medal because his work was deemed to best represent the joyousness and beauty of picture books.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a great weekend. I hope you enjoyed today's story. The illustrations get better and better, don't they? ♥Rosemary